"Dylan." [???]
"Huh?"
"Dylan Claire, wake up." [???]
I heard a gentle voice whispered into my ear. Who was it? Was there someone in my room?
"Wake up." [???]
I opened my eyes and saw the darkness surrounding me. There was no light. I looked around but failed to perceive my vicinity. It was too dark to see anything. The time right now should be still at night.
"Dylan, come here." [???]
An unidentified voice whispered to me again. I went down from my bed to investigate it. Once I put my leg down on the floor, suddenly I fell down.
"Arghhhh!!"
I screamed loudly from the bottom of my heart. What was happening now? How could I fell down? I positively confidend that I slept in my room at inn. So why I feel that I had tumbled down into very deep hole.
"Calm down Dylan. You're not falling down. You are floating on the space now." [???]
Space? What kind of space?
Then I realized that I floated at fixed position. The experience of free fall was only playing inside my head. It was fake!
I calmed down and scanned my surrounding. The darkness was only vision in my sight. My heartbeats pumped fast. I confused with my sudden current situation.
"Don't be afraid Dylan. I mean no harm to you." [???]
"What.. What's happening to me? Am I died?"
"You're still alive. But not for long. Other had detected your presence in this world." [???]
"Huh, I don't understand."
I confused with her words. Who was others? I could only head her voice but I didn't saw the person itself. She hided herself from me.
"You're the lost traveler, right? The one who come from another world and be trapped in this world. The others are high living beings who owned the greatest power. They had sensed your presence and planned to annihilate you before you annihilate them." [???]
"You know about me? Do I have a chance to return back to my former world?"
"I don't know. I lack of knowledge about that. Traveler like you is exist but very rare to appear here." [???]
I frustrated with her answer.
"So, who is high living being? Why they want to destroy me? I don't think I had caused problem to them. I don't ever know any of them."
"High living being is the creature that had been blessed with highest talents and gifts since birth. It is in their nature to become the powerful creature. They are rare existence and will be only emerged in a few centuries. They could be human, elf, dwarf, dragon or demon." [???]
"So why they want to destroy me?"
"Only a traveler from another world can rival their mightiness. They see you as their archenemy. Your existence can interfere their dreams to conquer this world. Only one tiger can dominate one jungle among two tigers. So either they or you that could only control the world and reach the highest peak of power." [???]
"What? I don't ever dare to dream about world's domination. I'm just trying to survive in this foreign world. I don't have enough strength to conquer one city, let alone want to take on this world."
"It's doesn't matter to them. Your presence alone could frighten them. They will remove any obstacles that could hinder them. They will kill you before you can be a powerful person." [???]
This was serious matter to me. It was dead or alive situation. My presence alone could attracted many dominant enemies. I scared. How could this thing happened? I was just a victim. I got transferred here against my freewill. My mind would went blank after this.
"Please, I don't want to die. I don't have enough strength to oppose them."
"I can't give you the power but I can give you the time." [???]
"Time? You mean..?"
"I will give you my utmost protection, my holy blessing. It will shield you from being detected by high living being. They can't find or detect you. You're secure with my protection. Remember, my blessing is just working to protect you from being detected from them. They will see you as normal person as long as you have my protection. My shield can't protect you from any attack or damage." [???]
"I already satisfied with that. As long as I can avoid from being killed by them, it's good enough for me. There is no more I can ask."
"My blessing is not all powerful. They will eventually break itself. I can guarantee that you will be safe at least for a year. Before my protection wear out, you need to train and get strong so you can protect yourself from them. This is all I can help you, no more I can do." [???]
"What? Never mind. I don't know if one year is enough for me but I really appreciated your concern. Thanks for reminding and protecting me."
Then, I could saw a big white light appeared in front of me. The light changed its shape into a flower. The glowing flower slowly entered my body through my heart. I didn't feel any pain. Otherwise I feel calmed and safe. So this was her protection, the holy blessing.
"Thanks. Now I feel more comfortable than before. This light is really a lifesaver."
"It is my gift to you. As long as you have kind heart, this protection will stay to protect you. This blessing is not mean for malevolent people or it will rupture automatically." [???]
"Yes, I remember you words. So, can I know who are you? Why are you helping me?"
"I'm also a high living being. For now, I act as holy maiden, protecting my place and my people. I help you because you're the only person who can rival them. I hate other high living being. They act like they are gods in this world. We're not a god or deity. We're just puny creatures that had been given a chance to taste high power. Please, destroy any of them who bear ill will. This is my selfish wish." [???]
Her voice was slowly disappeared and finally vanished from my hearing. After that, I feel like I had been moved to another place. I opened my eyes and saw that I woke up in my normal room.
I checked myself and found no harm on me. I confused, was my dream is real or just my illusion?
No, no. It was real. I one hundred percentage believed that. She, the holy maiden, came into my dream to warn me. She even gave her blessing to protect me. I was just a stranger to her. Her only wish to destroy the wicked person among the high living beings. I wondered why she beared hateful toward them. Did they caused her life in suffering?
I didn't know about that. I knew nothing about her. She didn't tell me her name or where she stayed. I guessed that I should just followed her advise. I need to get strong and powerful before my protection ran out.
I went down to dining area of inn with heavy mood and serious look. The breakfast tasted empty in my mouth. I couldn't shake my fear feeling and be endlessly nervous.
Arghhhh, this fear and anxiety were distressing me.